During our Christmas party last week-end, we honored some of our team members for their dedication and hard work.

Congratulations to Sandy, Choua and Robert, our 2012 MVPs.

Congratulations to Radu who earned a very special award: the President’s Award.

The Argos team can be proud of its efforts during 2012. Customer satisfaction is at a high level and will continue to provide a strong reference basis for new customers. Support and programming are to be congratulated and thanked for making this a reality.

The contribution of everyone is important to the success of Argos Software.

“2011: A rather unremarkable year” for logistics statistics.

From time to time an article grabs my attention enough to make me want to share it. The 23rd Annual State of Logistics report by The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) was such an article.

This report provides a clear indication of the current position of Logistics in the USA and looks attrends within the industry that will impact your business, today and tomorrow. The report highlights the fact that recovery of the economy has been very slow and inconsistent. The fragility of the world’s economy will continue this trend and make business’ focus on efficiencies in their supply chain.

Some key highlights of the report:

Inventory carrying costs increased 7.6% over prior year

Logistics cost equaled 8.5% of GDP in 2011 – trending up from a low of 7.9% in 2009

Trucking (77% of transportation component) increased 6.2% year on year

Rail grew 15.3%

All other transport sectors declined

Intermodal was the real growth element of transportation – a trend that will grow very significantly in the near future.

The report takes an in-depth look at each transport mode & explains the basis for trends in each.